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Colorado

Colorado. By: Tiana Warren. Facts about Colorado. Colorado’s state capital: Denver founded 1858 Colorado’s state nickname: Centennial S tate Colorado’s state gem : Aquamarine Colorado’s state bird : Colorado Blue Spruce. Colorado natural resource.

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Colorado

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  1. Colorado By: Tiana Warren

  2. Facts about Colorado • Colorado’s state capital: Denver founded 1858 • Colorado’s state nickname: Centennial State • Colorado’s state gem : Aquamarine • Colorado’s state bird : Colorado Blue Spruce

  3. Colorado natural resource Colorado’s natural resources land, fish ,wildlife, biota, air ,water, ground water, drinking water supplies, and other such resources .

  4. Colorado State Symbols Rocky Mountain Bighorn sheep Rocky MT. Columbine Colorado Blue Spruce

  5. Colorado major attrations • Amusement parks • Aquariums & zoos • Agritourism • Hiking • Camping • Zipling • Mesa verde

  6. Geography about Colorado • The geography ofthe state of Coloradoisdiverse, encompassing both rugged mountainous terrain, vast plains, desert lands, desert canyons, and mesas. The state of Colorado is defined as the geospherical rectangle that stretches from 37°N to 41°N latitude and from 102°03'W to 109°03'W longitude (25°W to 32°W from the Washington Meridian). Colorado is one of only three U.S. states (with Wyoming and Utah) that have only lines of latitude and longitude for boundaries. • The summit of Mount Elbert at 4401 meters (14,440 ft) elevation in Lake County is the state's highest point and the highest point in the entire Rocky Mountains. Colorado has approximately 550 mountain peaks that exceed 4000 meters (13,123 ft) elevation. Colorado is the only U.S. state that lies entirely above 1000 meters (3281 ft) elevation. The state's lowest elevation is 1010 meters (3315 ft) at the point on the eastern boundary of Yuma County where the Arikaree River flows into the state of Kansas.

  7. Governor of Colorado Johnhickenlooper

  8. Quarter info • Colorado quarter has a picture of mountains and says colorful colorado • On the bottom it says 2006 E Pluribus unum . • And on the very top says colorado 1876.

  9. Colorado License plate Colorado’s 2000 series of license plates

  10. Famous people Tim Allen : Film Actor comedian Date of birth : June 13th 1953 (age 60) Born in Denver Colorado Douglas Fairbanks sr. Producer Born May 23,1883 passed away December 12th 1939 Born Denver Colorado

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